Hebrew Introduction
Starting in the Fall, I’ll be taking Elementary Hebrew. With three kids now, I need as much of a head start as I can get. This is the Hebrew AlephBet. If I get a chance, I’ll talk a little bit more about the transformation of the Hebrew language. But for now, I feel like my 3-year-old reciting and rewriting this list of confusing letters.
| Hebrew Character | Character Name | Pronunciation | Transliteration |
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Aleph | (all-f) | ‘ |
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Beth | (bait) | b or v |
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Gimel | (gim-el) | g |
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Daleth | (dall-it) | d |
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He | (hay) | h |
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Vav | (vauv) | w or v |
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Zayin | (zi-yen) | z |
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Heth | (hate) | h (with a dot underneath) or ch |
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Teth | (tate) | t (with a dot underneath) |
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Yodh | (yo-d) | y |
 and  |
Kaph | (cough) | k |
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Lamed | (law-med) | l |
 and  |
Mem | (maim) | m |
 and  |
Nun | (noon) | n |
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Samech | (saw-meck) | s |
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‘Ayin | (eye’n) | ` |
 and  |
Pe | (pay) | p |
 and  |
Tsadhe | (tsaw-day) | s (with a dot underneath) |
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Qoph | (co-f) | q |
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Resh | (ray-sh) | r |
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Sin / Shin | (seen / sheen) | s’ or s^ |
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Tav | (taw-v) | t |
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Thanks for reminding me, I almost forgot I need to be doing that too.
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